
Ep. 39 - The Eightfold Path: Right Action and Livelihood
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
Abstaining From Sexual Misconduct
The last aspect of right action is abstaining from sexual misconduct. This means different things depending on the particular context of our lives. For monks, for nuns, for people on retreat, it means celibacy. But what does it mean for us as lay people when we're living in the world? Ticknott Han describes it really beautifully in his discussion of the third precept.
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